One of My Little Projects Before Moving

[Dallas]

In my poor old 4103 I've always had a problem with storing large items. The bays are usually packed tight and the stuff usually has to go inside with me.
I don't particularly like the smell of gas or propane, and the way that stuff can become missiles when I need to stop abruptly so I came up with this idea.

Kind of Jed Clampettesqe, but it's strong and will do the job. With allthe stuff shown on there right now, I climbed on top of it and had very little deflection.

The tray is made from a 7' X 1' piece of stainless shelving from a restaurant and the braces are made from the arms of an A&E awning. Everything is bolted together with grade 5, 5/16 X1 1/4" hex bolts and the braces are supported inside the bus by 3" X 3" X 1/8" curved steel plates to spread the load out more evenly.

My plan is to wrap the stainless with Western Red Cedar, of which I have a good supply, then seal it with HElmsman Spar Urethane. This should help it to hearken back to older, gentler times of Woody's, flathead engines and poodle skirts.

[Len Silva]

Just be careful of that very precious rear window.

Len

[dwbruner]

I would be concerned about your cargo vibrating/bouncing and breaking your rear window or worse yet the cargo coming loose and bouncing into traffic behind you.  I personally would not be comfortable with this setup.

Be safe,
Darrin

[Jerry Liebler]

Dallas,
    Keep building and you'll get the driving characteristics of a stick and staple with those huge rear overhangs!
Regards
Jerry 4107 1120

[Dallas]

Thanks Jerry, I'll remember that! 

As for the rear window, I'm not too worried about it, the shelf itself is upside down and has about a 2" lip around it. Nothing will ever get close to those windows as it is mounted about 3" below the window which puts it about 2" away from the back of the bus.

I also have a whole pile of 2" Kennedyne straps to pull everything down tight so nothing will dare move.
I never like to go anywhere without everything secured from any possible movement. Too many years hauling flatbeds and oversized loads I guess.

Dallas

[DrivingMissLazy]

Have you decided where you are going to put Cats rockin' chair? 
Richard

Thanks Jerry, I'll remember that! 

As for the rear window, I'm not too worried about it, the shelf itself is upside down and has about a 2" lip around it. Nothing will ever get close to those windows as it is mounted about 3" below the window which puts it about 2" away from the back of the bus.

I also have a whole pile of 2" Kennedyne straps to pull everything down tight so nothing will dare move.
I never like to go anywhere without everything secured from any possible movement. Too many years hauling flatbeds and oversized loads I guess.

Dallas

[WEC4104]

I think you need to run some fake hoses from the tank into the engine comparment and then put a big label on the tank that says "NOX".    ...just to mess with the minds of the boy racers following you 

[bubbaqgal]

Richard, my chair is already mounted on the roof right over the drivers seat.  Dallas did tell y'all that he has a GPS system didn't he?  Granny Points Sporadically.  Wonderful system.  Works all the time...well, works pretty good.....well, worked once or twice.  Still looking for my bottle with the handle on it to set up there with me.  Cat

[edvanland]

Besides Cat if you told Dallas to go one way and he went the other he would have to clean out one of the bays to sleep in.
Been there done that.
ED
MCI 7

[bubbaqgal]

Nope, when I want him to go left, I just tell him to turn right.  When I want him to go right, I tell him to turn left.  I know my Dallas and I know how to get him to do what I want him to do.  Right Dallas?  Right Dallas?  Oh, I hear him saying "Yes Dear"  Cat

[Busted Knuckle]

Nope, when I want him to go left, I just tell him to turn right.  When I want him to go right, I tell him to turn left.  I know my Dallas and I know how to get him to do what I want him to do.  Right Dallas?  Right Dallas?   Oh, I hear him saying "Yes Dear"  Cat

Oh an I thought he was making lefts!@ :LOL!

[Hartley]

Dallas,
Before long it will look like a "House-Truck" all that's going to be missing will be the cedar shakes.

We made it to Tennessee ourselves. Bad GPS directions made us drive over signal mountain and red top mountain with the bus and truck. Uphill at 5 mph and downhill at warp 6 with smokin brakes
and a 6V92 cranking 19,000 rpm. The allison sounded like a 747 engine!

Seems that I need jakes and a parachute if I am stupid enough to trust microsoft streets & trips ever again!

Stuff was sliding all the way from the drivers area to the bedroom for over 3 hours.

I once said that every trip in the bus is an adventure, I just didn't plan on a 12,000 foot climb 2 times in one night.....

Did ya ever think as you are already going in the wrong direction that" I really don't want to be here, and not have the option of turning around because it's too late"...Sheer Panic for 5 hours plus.
A Maxxed out MC9 running about 600 hp short of adequate being followed by 8,500 lb trailer and the wife in the E-350 super duty box truck that is grossing 15,000 lbs with a car trailer.

Kinda like jumping out of an airplane with a severe case of "forgot parachute".....Yeow !

Good luck getting here. Watch out for any road with the small sign that says "scenic route"....

If I wasn't crazy before, I surely am now......

Dave....

[JackConrad]

Good luck getting here. Watch out for any road with the small sign that says "scenic route"....

And also watch out for "squiggly roads" on the map.  Don't ask how we learned that!  Jack

[cody]

Looks like it would do a good job, I understand you don't have all the storage options you would have if you had an Eagle but I aprpeciate your inventiveness lol.  And I particularily like the wagon on the rack, it beats pulling a toad lol.

[uncle ned]

Senic Routes

Thats the reason us hillbilleys have old 35 ft. gm's. When they were built they were no interstates.
only roads were senic routes.

Uncle Ned